Here we are, just a few weeks left of school, and I’m that senior who is and isn’t ready to graduate. I find myself lying awake at night reflecting upon my college experience and my transition from the lower east side of Manhattan to the lower West Coast. California and my experience, at Pepperdine are the reasons I can’t and don’t want to sleep. I am … [Read more...] about It’s Time to Live Life, Not Dream It
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Beware the False Coffee
Art by Peau Porotesano Coffee is a staple for the common college workaholic, and some of us need it every day. All we have to do is go to the Caf and pour ourselves a cup with a ton of cream — to drown the burnt taste. But there is a more convenient way: the Keurig coffeemaker. The Keurig K-Cup Coffee system first appeared in stores in 2004, and in two years was acquired … [Read more...] about Beware the False Coffee
Senior Reflection Two
Art by Peau PorotesanoI can summarize my college experience in two words: unmet expectations. I still remember the day I didn't get the dreaded small envelope, and all was right in the world. As a high school senior, I couldn’t wait to go to the beach every day after class, meet lots of cute boys (I went to an all-girls high school) and go out all the time. I remember … [Read more...] about Senior Reflection Two
TFA Helps Fight Student Debt
Photo courtesy Karl Simpson It can seem to many graduating college seniors — with a mound of student debt on the brink of entering the real world — that there are few options or resources to help them manage their looming adulthood. But Teach for America is one of the programs that offers the opportunity to gain working experience, a teaching certificate, a salary … [Read more...] about TFA Helps Fight Student Debt
CAJERO: March Madness Courtship
Photo courtesy of NCAA.com Watching only the first week of March Madness is like tuning out after the first three episodes of “The Bachelor.” Undoubtedly, most of the mayhem on ABC’s perennial nationwide phenomenon occurs during the early stages: Contestants drink too much, travel to potentially-embarrassing group dates, squabble for alone time with the reality TV man of … [Read more...] about CAJERO: March Madness Courtship